City Fails to Illuminate Dr. King Monument

The Dr. King Monument on MLK Blvd. in the City of Newburgh hasn’t been lite at night in year’s due to a light bulb the city won’t replace. For the Hudson Valley Press/ ED McCARTHY
The Dr. King Monument on MLK Blvd. in the City of Newburgh hasn’t been lite at night in year’s due to a light bulb the city won’t replace. For the Hudson Valley Press/ ED McCARTHY

By Ed McCarthy

NEWBURGH – It wasn’t that long ago when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument on MLK Blvd. was touted as the only such monument from Montreal, Canada to Atlanta, Georgia. Many of Newburgh’s proud citizens showed up for the dedication.

A year or so went by, and the bronze light went dark. Then an electrical box was placed, partially blocking the view which was then defaced with graffiti.

Over the last few years many have requested that it be “illuminated,” after all the successful festivals with the same name. Other monuments in the city are well lite, why isn’t this one?

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